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Popular Current to boycott parliamentary elections
Egypt
February 20, 2013
Popular Current to boycott parliamentary elections
The Popular Current Party, led by former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi, has decided to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections. According to…
Expatriate voter registration period extended
Egypt
February 19, 2013
Expatriate voter registration period extended
The High Election Commission extended registration Tuesday for Egyptian expatriates living abroad until 4 March. The HEC had originally set…
Update: SCC declares five articles of election law unconstitutional
Egypt
February 17, 2013
Update: SCC declares five articles of election law unconstitutional
The Supreme Constitutional Court rejected five articles of a draft election law on Monday and sent the text back to…
FJP election list to exclude most former MPs
Egypt
February 13, 2013
FJP election list to exclude most former MPs
The Muslim Brotherhood will exclude 80 percent of its former parliamentarians from upcoming elections for the House of Representatives, according…
NSF: We will boycott parliamentary elections unless demands are met
Egypt
January 26, 2013
NSF: We will boycott parliamentary elections unless demands are met
National Salvation Front has said they will boycott the upcoming elections for the House of Representatives if President Mohamed Morsy…
Morsy: Elections to take place sometime in three, four months
Egypt
January 24, 2013
Morsy: Elections to take place sometime in three, four months
Elections for the House of Representatives should take place within three to four months, President Mohamed Morsy announced at a…
FJP MPs from last Parliament return to campaign trail
Egypt
January 21, 2013
FJP MPs from last Parliament return to campaign trail
The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) plans to field 60 percent of its MPs from the last Parliament as candidates…
Major representation disparities in new Parliament, says study
Egypt
January 21, 2013
Major representation disparities in new Parliament, says study
There appears to be a problematic discrepancy between population and the number of seats in Parliament granted to each governorate,…
FJP predicts winning 55% of parliamentary seats in next elections
Egypt
January 21, 2013
FJP predicts winning 55% of parliamentary seats in next elections
A leading figure with the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party projected the party winning 55 percent of seats in…
Activist: National Salvation Front backs female candidates
Egypt
January 14, 2013
Activist: National Salvation Front backs female candidates
An Egyptian opposition activist said that the National Salvation Front is trying to give female activists more chances to lead…